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BoA
 Name:
BoA
Full Name: Kwon Boa
DOB: November 5, 1986
Height: 160cm
Weight: 42kg
Blood type: AB
Religion: Catholic
Education: Korean Kent Foreign School
Hobbies: singing, hip-hop dancing, listening to music
BoA grew up in South Korea with two older brothers. At the age of eleven,
her brother was auditioning in a talent search for the next international
icon held by Korean musical conglomerate SM Entertainment. BoA was brought
along and eventually chosen. After her reluctant parents agreed to letting
her pursue a career in singing rather than focus on school, BoA was trained
in singing, dancing, and foreign language before finally making her Korean
album debut.
She was signed to South Korean record label SM Entertainment in her early
teens. She came to the attention of Japanese label Avex, after her debut
album ID: PEACE B made the Top 10 in Korea, and in 2001 signed a recording
deal with the label. Since then, all of her singles charted in Oricon
ranking (Japanese equivalent of Billboard). Her single, THE MEANING OF
PEACE, a duet with Kumi Koda (see below), is a September 11 benefit CD
produced by Tetsuya Komuro, one of Japan's most prolific and successful
producer.
In March 2002, after releasing her first Japanese album LISTEN TO MY HEART,
she has become the firstnon-Japanese Asian artist to top the album charts
in Japan (charted No.1 in Oricon album ranking on 3/25/2002).
LISTEN TO MY HEART has been co-produced by Max Matsuura (Avex) and Soo
Man Lee (SM Entertainment) and it contains a remix by Hex Hector. BoA
sings in Korean, Japanese, and English.
After stellar album sales in both South Korea and Japan, BoA continued
releasing singles in anticipation for her second Japanese album, including
Don't Start Now (#17), a Japanese rendition of a song from her Korean
mini-album, and her biggest hit single Valenti. It peaked at #2 on the
charts, her highest showing on the singles chart at the time, and would
go on to sell over 200,000 copies. Valenti was quickly followed by two
more hit singles: ?? (Kiseki)/ NO.1 (#3), JEWEL SONG / BESIDE YOU-?????(boku
wo yobu koe)- (#3). On January 29, 2003, her second full studio album
Valenti was released. This album compounded the success of her previous
Japanese album and hit #1 on the charts (with 700,000 preorders and 280,000
copies sold on the day of release). It became BoA's highest selling Japanese
album, selling over 1,250,000 copies domestically (making her the highest
and fastest selling foreigner in Japanese history) and 1,300,000 copies
worldwide. Valenti put BoA in the spotlight of the Japanese music scene
with other big players such as Ayumi Hamasaki and Utada Hikaru. The album's
live tour was sold out in Osaka and Nagoya within 15 minutes and in Tokyo
within a day. The album would go on to become one of the top 5 selling
albums of the year in Japan.
2004 also brought the release of BoA's fourth full Korean album, My Name.
This album aroused much controversy because it showcased a complete style
shift from young and cute to a much more mature look (BoA was turning
19 [Note: 19 in Korean age reckoning; 18 in non-Korean reckoning). It
would again top the charts in Korea and go on to sell over 200,000 copies.
These sales, though slightly lower than that of her debut's, were very
strong considering the heavy recession in the music industry of South
Korea. Some people point to this album as the beginning of BoA's decrease
in Korean popularity and the album was consequently followed by more focus
on the Japanese market
In 2005 BoA released her highly anticipated fifth album, Girls on Top.
It reached #3 on the monthly charts, and so far has sold approximately
115,000 copies. Although the sales were disappointing to many, one should
note that Korean album sales have dropped by over 50% from 2004 alone,
so sales of over 100,000 copies are very respectable. The album also hit
#1 in Taiwan, showcasing BoA's popularity outside of South Korea and Japan.
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BoA's 4th Explosive album: My Name BoA rocks!
Fans of the ultimate Korean dance music diva watch out for her latest
treat "My Name" that comes complete with great new Urban
dance beats! You cannot afford to miss this special production that
opens a totally new direction for the mega star offering you more
astonishing music genres than ever & teaming BoA up with the
best of the best like Yoo Yung Jin, Ziggy & Hwang Sung Jae among
other cream of the crop composers! Listen to the titular tune "My
Name" that enthralls you with irresistible acoustic guitar
rhythms combined with stunning CLUB DANCE sounds. Also, including
the Japan Version for the ENDING THEME SONG of "Taegukgi"
the great movie hit that has already attracted millions of Koreans,
this absolute release is simply too good to believe! Highly Recommended!
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